- Star - Wikipedia
Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Earth make them appear as fixed points of light The most prominent stars have been categorised into constellations and asterisms, and many of the brightest stars have proper names
- Stars - NASA Science
Stars are giant balls of hot gas – mostly hydrogen, with some helium and small amounts of other elements Every star has its own life cycle, ranging from a few million to trillions of years, and its properties change as it ages Stars form in large clouds of gas and dust called molecular clouds
- Star | Definition, Light, Names, Facts | Britannica
This article describes the properties and evolution of individual stars Included in the discussion are the sizes, energetics, temperatures, masses, and chemical compositions of stars
- Stars: Facts about stellar formation, history and classification
How are stars named? And what happens when they die? These star facts explain the science of the night sky
- 100,000 Stars
An interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighborhood, including over 100,000 nearby stars Created for the Google Chrome web browser
- Types - NASA Science
The universe’s stars range in brightness, size, color, and behavior Some types change into others very quickly, while others stay relatively unchanged over trillions of years
- Star Facts - Interesting Facts about Stars
Stars are luminous spheres made of plasma – a superheated gas threaded with a magnetic field They are made mostly of hydrogen, which stars fuse in their cores That process releases energy, which pushes against the weight of the outer layers of the star and keeps it stable
- Stars—facts and information | National Geographic
Stars are huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium that produce light and heat from the churning nuclear forges inside their cores
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